Lack of SNF beds leads to hospital lawsuit against patients refusing discharge
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 21, 2023
A Catholic hospital system is suing patients who refused to leave its hospitals while awaiting post-acute placements, saying their refusal to be discharged amounted to trespassing.
State News – October 2023
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
Gov. Tim Walz (D) (pictured) took a budget victory lap at a nursing home late this summer, allowing the operator to ask for continued and more robust support for the sector.
Also in the News for Friday, Sept. 2
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2022
Give us $700,000 and we’ll stay open, remote, private nursing home tells surrounding towns … Union representing 12,000 Veterans Affairs nurses plans protests amid shortages, stalled contract talks...
For-profit furor could trigger more financial reporting for nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 13, 2021
More than 1,200 nursing homes could find themselves facing stringent financial reporting requirements if a national movement to increase transparency in the industry takes root in California.
Brius Healthcare gets most citations for serious deficiencies, but it’s the state that gets the...
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2018
California’s oversight agencies have not met their responsibilities when it comes to ensuring quality care at the state’s nursing homes, even as the three main providers there have grown into...